Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
505 PM ADT FRI OCT 17 2025
*** EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR EVALUATION ONLY ***
THIS FORECAST IS FOR USE IN SNOW SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
...THE JUNEAU MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
AROUND DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS ISLAND...
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 100 95 95 95 85 85 70 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 41 40 39 37 38 38 38 39 39 38 37 36 36 37 39 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 41 34 42
WIND DIR S SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N E E E
WIND (MPH) 12 11 13 13 18 25 21 14 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 6
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 80 70 60 50 50 30 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S R S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.30 0.40 0.19 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 35 35 32 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 30 28 27 28 28
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND JUNEAU...
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 95 85 85 70 75 75 75
TEMPERATURE 45 44 43 42 42 42 44 44 43 42 41 40 40 42 44 45
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 45 39 46
WIND DIR SE E E E E E E E NW NW NW E E E E SE
WIND (MPH) 8 9 9 11 14 18 17 9 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 30 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.20 0.30 0.17 0.03
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 37 35 35 33 30 30 31 32 31 31 31 30 28 27 28 28
...THE KLONDIKE MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND TAIYA RIVER VALLEY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 95 80 85 85 90 95 95 95 90 80 75 80 75 75
TEMPERATURE 40 39 38 35 35 36 39 39 38 37 38 37 36 38 40 40
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 39 35 41
WIND DIR S SW SW NE NE NE NE N N NE N NE NE W W S
WIND (MPH) 16 13 12 5 8 16 19 20 19 18 17 14 12 10 8 9
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 60 60 60 60 70 80 70 60 50 30 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.04 0.05 0.02
12 HOUR SNOW 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 34 32 30 26 28 30 30 29 28 26 24 21 22 25 26
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND SKAGWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV BK OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 85 85 85 90 90 95 95 90 80 70 75 70 70
TEMPERATURE 47 46 44 42 42 43 47 47 45 44 43 42 42 42 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 41 49 40 48
WIND DIR S S SW NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N S
WIND (MPH) 12 9 8 3 5 11 13 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 8
WIND GUST (MPH)
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 70 60 50 50 60 70 60 40 30 20 20 30 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.04 0.04 0.01
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 35 34 32 30 27 27 30 30 29 28 26 24 21 21 24 26
...THE HAINES MOUNTAIN FORECAST COVERS THE MOUNTAINS (ABOVE 1000 FT)
ALONG THE CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY AND THE TAKSHANUK MOUNTAINS...
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 85 85 90 90 90 85 80 70 70 50 55
TEMPERATURE 37 36 35 33 33 34 39 39 37 35 34 33 32 33 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 40 31 39
WIND DIR SE SE SE E NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW S
WIND (MPH) 9 10 9 6 6 10 14 13 13 12 11 11 9 6 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 26 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 70 50 40 60 60 40 30 20 10 10 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S R S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 33 32 29 27 27 29 29 28 27 26 23 20 19 22 24
...NEAR SEA LEVEL AROUND HAINES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY...
DATE SATURDAY 10/18/25 SUNDAY 10/19/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 100 100 100 90 85 90 90 90 90 85 75 65 70 55 55
TEMPERATURE 45 43 41 39 39 41 47 47 44 42 41 39 38 40 46 46
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 48 37 47
WIND DIR SE SE SE W NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W SE
WIND (MPH) 8 11 10 6 5 9 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 6 4 5
WIND GUST (MPH) 25 24
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 100 100 100 70 50 50 60 60 40 30 20 10 10 20 40
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R S R R
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (HFT) 34 33 32 30 28 27 29 30 29 28 26 24 21 20 23 24
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN